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Volunteer week 2021CommentsPremiumHelping others a boost for Tania

Each year volunteers around Australia dedicate more than 600 million hours to helping others and Harvey Shire councillor Tania Jackson has certainly done her fair share.

Kasper Johansen

Teen Girl FoundCommentsPerth teen found after losing school group

The Perth girl was separated from her school group on Tuesday during a mountain bike excursion along the Murray River Trail.

Kasper Johansen

Noise law‘Gas guns’ on nose at council

Waroona council voted to amend a local health law to add provisions which allow for the control of bird-scaring devices

Jacinta Cantatore

Burn off warningFirefighters urge burn-off caution after Hazmat blaze

This situation rapidly changed when crews arrived to discover two metal drums filled with unknown chemicals caught in the blaze.

Jacinta Cantatore

opinionNew roads beckon for Harvey taxi driver

Mr Munro’s main concern about retiring is leaving the town without a taxi service.

Jacinta Cantatore

Driver’s “fare”wellCabbie puts brakes on fond journey

“He said to me, ‘I don’t have any cash, but I’ve got an Italian sausage I can give you’.”

Jacinta Cantatore

opinionCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTribute to a life well lived

Last Friday marked the anniversary of a young local’s tragic death — and though it has been two years since, grief still hovers over Harvey.

Vicar Of DibleyCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKaren brings back fond memories of the Vicar

Waroona’s community development assistant is set to star in the leading role of the WA adaption of the 90s British sitcom when it hits the big stage next month.

leisure centre upgradesCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumThe $14 million vote gets the tick

$14 million upgrades to one of the biggest sports stadiums in the Harvey Shire were backed by the council last week.

Rec Ground UpgradesCommentsPremiumMajor upgrades get the nod from the Shire of Harvey

The future of the Harvey and Brunswick recreation grounds looks bright as upgrades to modernise the ovals hit huge milestones.

Jakeb Waddell & Kasper Johansen

The Beauty IndexCommentsPremiumHarvey blokes dance up ideas

The performance will see 10 male Harvey residents break down stereotypes and explore self expressive ideas.

Kasper Johansen

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Roids bustPremium
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Supermarket shelf set-up inside bodybuilding drug den

One of the biggest steroid seizures in WA history has been uncovered after detectives raided two Perth homes — one of which was allegedly being used solely as a ‘base’ for online drug dealing.

Phil Hickey

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Eviction epidemicCommentsPremium
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Rental terminations skyrocket as moratorium ends

Court applications to evict more than 460 families were lodged in the first month after WA’s rental moratorium ended as some landlords scrambled to cash in on the red-hot rental market.

Josh Zimmerman

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Private over publicCommentsPremium
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Why WA’s private schools are having an enrolment boom

New enrolments at WA private schools have increased at twice the rate as those in public schools in the past 12 months. Here are the factors driving the growth, according to education chiefs.

Bethany Hiatt

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Bank swindlePremiumNAB worker avoids jail after stealing from customers

A former National Australia Bank employee who stole tens of thousands of dollars from customers’ accounts to pay off debts has been spared jail and handed a suspended term.

Liam Beatty

‘SUDDEN DEATH’PremiumGeraldton swimming pool closed after man dies

68-year-old man has passed away this morning after he was found unresponsive while swimming at Geraldton’s Aquarena just after 7.30am, despite desperate attempts from staff to revive him.

Elise Van Aken, Liam Beatty and Phoebe Pin

anger growsCommentsPremiumProbe likely into Perup prescribed burn, numbats’ fate

An independent inquiry into prescribed burning practices has notbeen ruled out by the Environment Minister, after a burn-off in the South West destroyed one of two habitats for wild numbats in WA.

Ailish Delaney

Shortage fearsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFIFO pub accommodation to close until 2023

There are fears the closure of accommodation at Port Hedland’s heritage-listed Esplanade Hotel will seriously disrupt local business in the mining town.

Pause on plansPremiumPremiumFarmer’s Market plans put on hold

The owners of the Bunbury Farmers Market have suspended its controversial development application until after the State Government’s structure plan for Glen Iris is revealed.

Game overGaming lounge to close in Geraldton this month

The owners of Harro’s Gaming Lounge will close the business this month after a new buyer could not be found.

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Growing painsCommentsPremium
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Perth has grown up & here’s how Yagan Square can too

Developments in the past week have convinced me that Perth has emerged from the hormonal horrors of the teenage years to become a semi-functional young adult.

Kate Emery

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Teen hoon ran over friend ‘surfing’ top of car

A Nannup teenager who got behind the wheel of a car drunk and accidentally ran over his best friend during a night of partying has been sentenced to a nine-month intensive youth supervision order.

Taylar Amonini

CheatsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumStudents hit hard for flouting watch rule in ATAR exams

The number of students penalised for flouting Year 12 exam rules trebled last year, with some losing up to 10 per cent of their exam mark for disobeying a new ban on wrist watches.

Rubbish ideaCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumExport ban could see more plastics in landfill

WA councils fear thousands of tonnes of recycling is at risk of ending up in landfill when a Federal Government ban preventing some Australian plastic from being sent overseas comes into effect.

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Recipe for disasterPremium
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PremiumBaker jailed after buying ‘20 years’ worth’ of drugs

A baker who cooked up a scheme to import nearly 25 litres of liquid ecstasy through the post — enough of the drug to keep him supplied for up to 20 years — has been jailed for more than three years.

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Bad blood boils over in Mt Magnet community

A year after a local government restructure, bad blood is boiling over and causing a big rift in an otherwise close-knit and progressive remote community. Lisa Favazzo reports from Mount Magnet.

Lisa Favazzo